®Planning appeal decision
144 High Street, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5BX
Planning appeal 3276920 at 144 High Street, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5BX (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 26 August 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 144 High Street, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, including its setting.
Remove brick pier/pillar to the east boundary wall
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- CM9 5BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 144 High Street, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, including its setting
- The extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Maldon Conservation Area
What decided it
The considerable weight afforded to the potential reduction in risk of harm to the listed building's timber frame structure outweighed the less than substantial harm to the listed building and conservation area.
The public benefit of reducing the risk of damage to the timber frame structure of the listed building, given considerable weight, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the listed building and conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of the Maldon District Approved Local Development Plan 2014-2029 (July 2017)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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